Vinyl pressings
by Neil Diamond · 1978
You Don't Bring Me Flowers was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
37 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 20 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
PAL-35625-2AC [(stamped) TML-M] A8 1SRunout, Etched, Side 1 (Variant 1)
PBL-35625-2A [(stamped) TML-M] B30 1SRunout, Etched, Side 2 (Variant 1)
PAL 35625 2A [(stamped) TML-M] E6 1SRunout, Etched, Side 1 (Variant 2)
PBL 35625 2D [(stamped) TML-S] E8 1SRunout, Etched, Side 2 (Variant 2)
PAL 35625 2K TML-S B2 T1Side A, variant 1
PBL 35625 2N TML-S 35625 A1 T1Side B, variant 1
PAL 35625 2M TML-M 36525 T1Side A, variant 2
PBL-35625-2AK TML-MSide B, variant 2
PAL-35625-2AH TML-MVar. 1 - Runout, Side A etched, exc. ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamped
P PBL-35625-2AH TML-MVar. 1 - Runout, Side B etched, exc. ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ & ᴘ stamped
PAL-35625-2AA TML-S A1 PVar. 2 - Runout, Side A etched, exc. ᴛᴍʟ-s, A1 & ᴘ stamped
PBL-35625-2AM TML-S B1 PVar. 2 - Runout, Side B etched, exc. ᴛᴍʟ-s, B1 & ᴘ stamped
PAL 35625 2B [etched] TML-S [stamped] 2B S / [etched]Side 1 runout
PBL 35625 2A [etched] TML-M [stamped] B 20 S I [etched]Sid3 2 runout
AL 35625Side 1 matrix, center label
BL 35625Side 2 matrix, center label
P PAL-35625-2N TML-M ˄ ӡVar. 1 - Runout, Side A etched, exc. P, ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ, ˄, ӡ stamped
TI PBL 35625 2J TML-M ┤ P 0Var. 1 - Runout, Side B etched, exc. ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ, 0 & P stamped
AL 35625Label, Side A
BL 35625Label, Side B
PAL-35625-2AC TML-M C12 1SVariant 1 - Runout, Side A
PBL-35625-2AA TML-S 8 PVariant 1 - Runout, Side B
PAL-35625-2AA TML-S SVariant 2 - Runout, Side A
PBL-35625-2AM TML-S BVariant 2 - Runout, Side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | Columbia 19.949First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Australia | CBS SBP 237233First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | CBS SBP 237233First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | CBS 138102 / Discos CBS 138102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Colombia | CBS 14-1214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS CBS 86077 / CBS 86077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Greece | CBS CBS 86077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony 25AP 1189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Ireland | CBS CBS 86077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Ireland | CBS CBS 86077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Ireland | CBS CBS 86077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1189First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5627First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237233First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Netherlands | CBS CBSH 86077LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia HC 45625LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 1980 | US | Columbia HC 45625LP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | CBS 86077 / Suzy CBS 86077LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | India | CBS CBS 10003 / CBS 10003LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | CBS CBS 86077 / CBS 86077LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | Union TD-2099LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 86077LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS 86077 / CBS CBS 86077LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia FC 35625LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
49 vinyl pressings of You Don't Bring Me Flowers are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1978 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia FC 35625.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 35625, CBS 86077, S 86077, 86077) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-35625-2AC [(stamped) TML-M] A8 1S and PBL-35625-2A [(stamped) TML-M] B30 1S. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
